Joyce E Collins

US Patent:

57133794, Feb 3, 1998

Filed:

Sep 25, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/719363

Inventors:

Joyce E. Collins - Pensacola FL
Ethel Evans - Pensacola FL

International Classification:

A45D 102

US Classification:

132227

Abstract:

A curling iron system includes a curling iron device having a handle and a tubular curling rod attached to the handle. The tubular curling rod has a tubular curling iron cavity defined by a substantially cylindrical shaped sidewall within the tubular curling rod. The curling iron system further has a curling rod rotor assembly which includes a rotor shaft having a friction element secured along a section thereof positioned within the curling iron cavity, and a drive motor engagement mechanism secured to an end of the rotor shaft positioned exteriorly of the curling iron cavity that is detachably connectable to a source of rotation energy.

US Patent:

57947996, Aug 18, 1998

Filed:

Sep 25, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/719361

Inventors:

Joyce E. Collins - Pensacola FL
Ethel Evans - Pensacola FL

International Classification:

A47F 700

US Classification:

211 706

Abstract:

A curling iron organizer comprising a housing having a plurality of curling iron holding cavities, each sized to receive the handle end of a curling iron at least partially therein; a power distribution circuit including a like plurality of power outlets; a like plurality of curling iron supports, each curling iron support including a tip receiving member constructed of a heat conducting material such as metal positioned with respect to one of said plurality of curling iron holding cavities in a manner such that the heated tip end of a curling iron is cradled within the tip receiving member when the handle of the curling iron is positioned within the respective curling iron holding cavity; a plurality of temperature display devices, at least one of said plurality of temperature display devices being mounted to a back surface of each of the tip receiving members; and a reflecting device attached to the housing and positioned with respect to the plurality of temperature display devices in a manner such that the reflection of each temperature display device can be viewed by a user.